As part of its partnership with the BMO Harris Bradley Center, Harley-Davidson has opened the Harley-Davidson Club at the arena.

The club, located on the south end of the arena on the suite level, was funded by the Harley-Davidson Foundation and seats as many as 30 people. The club is bigger than a traditional suite at the arena, according to Maripat Blankenheim, a Harley-Davidson spokeswoman. | Feb. 28, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(3)

San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants said Monday it will enter the Milwaukee market with the management of a new upscale hotel on the northeast corner of E. Chicago St. and N. Broadway in the city's historic Third Ward.

The 158-room boutique hotel would feature an eight-story building housing a restaurant on the ground floor, plus a rooftop bar, fitness center and meeting space. The hotel is scheduled to open in 2015. | Feb. 25, 2013»Read Full Article(67)

Artisan Partners, the state's biggest independent money management firm, plans to raise as much as $342 million in a second attempt to go public.

In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Monday, Artisan said it will offer 11.5 million shares at a price range of $27 and $29. That would bring the company $342.3 million if the underwriters exercised their full option to purchase additional shares, based on an assumed initial public offering price at the midpoint of the range of $28 a share, the company said in its filing. At the midpoint of the proposed range, Artisan would have a fully diluted market value of $1.86 billion. | Feb. 25, 2013»Read Full Article

Roundy's Inc., the Milwaukee-based grocery store operator, on Monday announced a partnership with Valassis to develop and execute in-store marketing and media programs. The deal is effective immediately with a scheduled launch in July.

"Valassis has had a long-standing relationship with Roundy's and we're thrilled to now be a part of their in-store marketing strategy," Michael Kowalczyk , Valassis vice president, in-store and digital retail development, said in a statement announcing the agreement. | Feb. 25, 2013»Read Full Article

Developers of the only major wind project on the drawing board in Wisconsin are appealing to the state Public Service Commission to rethink its recent split decision blocking a construction permit for the Highland Wind Farm.

The $250 million project stalled when the commission, on a 2-1 vote, decided to deploy a more conservative standard with regard to wind turbine noise limits. | Feb. 25, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(13)

The Wisconsin Funeral Trust has paid more than $2.3 million to cover costs of more than 500 funerals while attorneys, money managers and others collected nearly a half-million from the fund, a new report filed with the court states.

During his "state of the city" speech Monday morning at the Pritzlaff Building, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced that two companies - one already in the city - would bring as many as 100 jobs to the city.

One is Natural Resources Technology, a Pewaukee-based environmental engineering and consulting firm. Barrett said the company planned to bring its headquarters and its 50 employees to a building near the Reed St. yards. That site has been targeted as the city's home for water technology. | Feb. 25, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(45)

Downtown Milwaukee's Inn Towne Hotel has started its remodeling project that will add a new fitness center, meeting room and lobby breakfast area.

The 103-room hotel at the northeast corner of W. Wisconsin Ave. and N. Old World Third St., formerly a Best Western, will become a Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott once the work is completed. The Fairfield's grand reopening will be in May. | Feb. 25, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

The Summerfest Rock Stage is getting a new name and more types of music.

Uline, Inc., the Pleasant Prairie-based distributor of shipping, industrial and packaging materials, has signed a three-year stage sponsorship deal with Summerfest. As a result of the agreement, whose financial details have not been disclosed, the Summerfest Rock Stage on the far north end of the grounds will be called the Uline Warehouse. | Feb. 25, 2013»Read Full Article(9)